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KLK10 kallikrein related peptidase 10

Gene ID: 5655, updated on 10-Oct-2024
Gene type: protein coding
Also known as: NES1; PRSSL1

Summary

Kallikreins are a subgroup of serine proteases having diverse physiological functions. Growing evidence suggests that many kallikreins are implicated in carcinogenesis and some have potential as novel cancer and other disease biomarkers. This gene is one of the fifteen kallikrein subfamily members located in a cluster on chromosome 19. Its encoded protein is secreted and may play a role in suppression of tumorigenesis in breast and prostate cancers. Alternate splicing of this gene results in multiple transcript variants encoding the same protein. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]

Genomic context

Location:
19q13.41
Sequence:
Chromosome: 19; NC_000019.10 (51012739..51020097, complement)
Total number of exons:
9

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